Students are permitted to ride bicycles to school if their parents have filed a Bicycle Rider’s Permit in the main office. All bicycle riders must wear helmets. Bicycles must be locked during the school day. No skateboards or roller blades are permitted on campus.

A course for bicycle riding safety is presented to students in the spring.

Students who eat breakfast may enter the main building at 8:15. They proceed immediately to the cafeteria. They remain there until 8:30 or until they complete breakfast. They are supervised by staff members.

When students are checked out of school during the day, the person checking the student out will be required to provide identification. Only those people designated in the WinSchool data base as authorized by parents to pick up students will be allowed to take children from the school. If parents have an emergency during the day and call to request that their children be dismissed to anyone not authorized on the pick-up list, the secretaries will call the parent back to verify the authenticity of the request and identification will be required of the adult picking up the child. Children will not be allowed to leave the school during the day to walk home. An adult must physically sign out children who are withdrawn during the day.

All chemicals used in the facility for cleaning or any other purposes are labeled appropriately and stored in locked cabinets or closets. A data sheet is maintained in the main school office. A statement of the location is posted in all custodians’ closets. The data sheet clearly identifies chemical contents, safety precautions, etc.

All staff members are trained annually on identification and appropriate reporting procedures for suspected child abuse or neglect. All reports are made by the school counselor or the administrators to the proper authorities (FAP, DoDEA, District Superintendent).

If parents or authorized adults have not picked children up by 3:30 and an emergency contact is not available, the MP's will be contacted.

The school nurse, physical education teacher, and several other staff members are trained to administer CPR. All staff members receive annual training on Bloodborne Pathogens.

A standing committee made up of administrators, the school nurse, the guidance counselor, and a teacher representative is in place. The committee is aware of the procedures to take in the event of any crisis situation, which might arise at school. In the event of any emergency situation, the committee is activated.

Parents may drop off children from vehicles at the Florida Street Entrance not earlier than 8:30 A.M. At that time, the staff members are on duty to supervise students being dropped off as they exit vehicles and enter the buildings.

Parents who drive their children to school must either park in the parking lot and assist the children across the crosswalk or parents may drive through the circular drive and let children out of automobiles. If parents enter any grade level building, they must proceed first to the main office, sign in and get a visitor’s badge, even for short visits. The halls are monitored by staff members until 8:45. Students who are brought to school after the tardy bell sounds must sign students in at the main office.

MP crossing guards assists walkers in crossing streets at intersections. Students who walk to school proceed directly to the appropriate grade level building. Their teachers supervise them in classrooms.

Bike riders park their bicycles in the bike racks at the front of the school.

If school is dismissed early due to inclement weather conditions or other emergencies, a notification system is put in place. Parents may call the base Hotline @ 455-1717 (option 5 for schools), listen to local radio and television stations, or access Cancellation.com via the Internet. Parents who have accessed cancellation information are requested to notify friends and neighbors.

When weather is inclement, children will remain inside for recess periods.

All building keys are numbered and accounted for in a Key Control Log. Keys are checked out to staff members during the school year and returned during the summer months. Multiples of keys are kept in a secured key box in the principal's office. Facility users are given access to the building by a custodian who is assigned duty for the duration of the activity. Master keys are issued to administrators, custodians, and the secretaries.

Special education teachers and several instructional aides are trained in Non-violent Crisis Intervention Techniques which are used to restrain students in a safe manner whenever necessary.

All medications are kept in a locked cabinet in the school nurse's office. The school nurse or staff designee (secretary or administrator) is the only personnel authorized to administer medications to students at school.

Bicycle MP's periodically observe traffic at drop-off and pick-up times. They make recommendations for increased safety to the administration, as needed.

Safety drills are scheduled and conducted monthly for both fires and tornadoes. The drills occur at various time during the school day to ensure that children are aware of procedures when they are at various places in the school (gym, playground, cafeteria). Exit routes with alternate routes are posted in every room in the building near the exit door.

An administrator conducts safety inspections on an on-going basis. Each custodian is assigned a section of the building as his main responsibility. The custodians are tasked with inspecting the building on a regular basis to check for safety hazards. The Camp Lejeune Fire Chief makes regular inspections of the facility and reports any safety hazards to the Principal. The Safety Officer from the Camp Lejeune military community conducts annual safety inspections.

As part of the guidance curriculum, children are taught strategies to avoid interactions with strangers.

A standing committee is in place throughout the school year. The task of the committee is to review safety plans, including emergency exit routes and make recommendations to the administration for changes. The members are also expected to periodically inspect the facility and playgrounds and report needed repairs or any safety hazards.

Each classroom teacher is required to post and regularly reinforce classroom and schoolwide rules. The rules are written to address appropriate conduct and student safety. The school rules are published in the Parent/Student handbook. Teachers' individual rules are posted in each classroom.

Through the D.A.R.E. program, military police officers teach fifth graders about substance abuse, and learning to say, "No!" to drugs.

All children in the school are trained by the counselor and classroom teachers on Conflict Resolution. These strategies are used by children and adults throughout the school to help children learn appropriate ways to solve problems. Lunchroom monitors are also trained in Conflict Resolution strategies to ensure consistency in the classrooms, in the cafeteria, and on the playground.

All visitors are required to sign in at the main office and get a visitor’s badge. Signs are posted at each entrance stating the requirement to sign in and get a badge. All staff members are aware that visitors in the school must be wearing a badge at all times. All visitors not wearing a badge are stopped and reminded of the sign-in requirement by staff members when they are sighted in hallways. The school secretaries track the issuance and return of badges daily.

Visitors, unknown to the office staff, who are picking up or visiting children in the school are asked for identification.

Only one parent visitor or set of parents (mother and father) is permitted to visit in classrooms at one time. Younger siblings are not permitted to visit in classrooms. Parents may eat with children in the lunchroom on an infrequent basis.